PAPER B1

NOTIFICATION OF A CALL-IN UNDER THE PROTOCOL ON THE COUNCIL’S DECISION MAKING PROCESS

We the undersigned being members of the Scrutiny Committee wish to apply the Call-In procedure in respect of the following decision.

The decision under delegated powers by the Cabinet Member for the Economy, The Customer, Communications, Leisure and Tourism issued on 4 August 2006 and due to be taken on 14 August 2006.

Decision number 43/06

Procurement of Strategic Transformational Partner Short Term Procurement Projects.

Proposed decision to accept the proposal from PA and to deliver that proposal as a project.

Called-in because - Inadequate consultation with the public and absence of evidence for the decision.

Brief statement supporting reason for call-in :- Concerns about the delays experienced with submission by PA on strategic partnership, the timetable of events leading to the proposed decision and need for decision to be more publicly made.

Desired outcome – To put all the evidence for the proposed decision in the public domain and to assure the Committee that the decision will have full transparency.

Names of members of the Scrutiny Committee requesting the Call-in (minimum of four required)

1 Councillor Geoff Lumley

2 Councillor Heather Humby

3 Councillor Deborah Gardiner

4 Mr Tony Marvin

5 Mrs Sue Poston

6 Councillor Brian Mosdell

Dated 11 August 2006

When completed the notification must be passed onto the Monitoring Officer